I think we are seeing the same thing. a good L2 should have one or both of these properties: * anyone may begin confirming some other user's transactions without permission * the user may force their own transaction to be confirmed without permission if you don't have either of the first two, all the users are at the mercy of a closed set of participants, who could be a single company or might as well be a single company. then this company has total control over the usage of the L2, enabling them to funnel you into centralized infra, surveil you, or block your payments. permissionless = no single infra